Combined dash-foot and dash-brace.



PATENTED APR. 26, 1904.

H. a. sw m. v COMBINED DASH FOOT AND DASHIBRAIGB.

APPLIOATIGN FILED JAN. 2 1904.

N0 MODEL.

INVENTOR WITNESSES UNITED STATES Patented April 26, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

COMBINED DASH-FOOT AND DASH-BRACE- SPECIFIGATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 758,393, dated Apr; 26, 1904,

Application filed January 2, 1904.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY C. SWAN, of Cleveland, (Juyahoga county, Ohio,have invented a new and usefulCombined Dash-Foot and DashBrace forVehicles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification, in Which Figure l is a side elevation,partly in section, showing my combined dash-foot and dash-brace; andFig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

My invention. provides a combined dash-foot and dash-brace for vehiclesin which the dashfoot proper is made separate from the dashbraceattachment or brace and is adapted to interlock with the latter in suchmanner that the dash-brace attachment can be applied to the dash-footafter the dash-foot has been secured to the vehicle-body. This enablesthe user of the device to put the parts together as they are required inthe different processes of manufacturing the vehicle, the dash-footbeing applied to the body in the earlier stages of the manufacture, soas to make it convenient to handle the body while it is being passedthrough the shop in the various processes of manufacture, and thedash-brace attachment being applied later when the dash is assembledwith the body. This facilitates and reduces the cost of the manufactureof the vehicle and could not be done if the dash-brace attachment orbrace were made integral with the dash-foot or were adapted to beconnected therewith in such a manner as to require their assemblingbefore the dash is applied to the vehicle.

In the accompanying drawings, 2 represents the dash-foot, having aportion 6, which is adapted to be bolted or otherwise secured to thevehicle-body, and having, preferably, an upwardly-extending portion 0,which is adapted to be secured to the dash. The toe-rail attachment ordash-brace 3 extends upwardly at an angle from the clash-foot and isadapted to Serial No. 187,406. (No model.)

be secured to the toe-rail at d and to the dash at e. At its lower endit is provided with a hookf, which is adapted to take into a hole 9,formed in the dash-foot, and is preferably provided with a shoulder it,so that when inserted into the hole it will rest on the dashfoot andwill be supported thereby in an upwardly-inclined position. This deviceenables the brace to be inserted into the dash-foot from above after thedash-foot has been applied to the'vehicle-body and makes the partsreadily detachable.

Within the scope of my invention as broadly considered other means ofattachment of the brace to the dash-foot after the dash-foot has beenset on the vehicle-body may be substituted.

I clair'n 1. A combined dash-foot and dash-brace comprising a dash-footportion adapted to be secured to the vehicle-body, and a separatedash-brace portion having interlocking engagement with the dash-foot;substantially as described.

2. A combined dash-foot and dash-brace comprising a dash-foot portionadapted to be secured to the vehicle-body and having a recess and aseparate dash-brace having a hook adapted to take into said recess;substantially as described.

3. A combined dash-foot and dash-brace comprising a dash-foot portionhaving a recess, and adapted to be secured to the vehiclebod y, andaseparate dash-brace having a hook adapted to take into the recess inthe dashfoot and provided with a shoulder to engage the dash-foot;substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

HENRY o. svv N.

